127Seizing mail etc

127 Seizing mail etc (1) The director-general may seize anything in a detainee’s protected mail if the director-general believes, on reasonable grounds, that the thing— (a) may physically harm the addressee or anyone else; or (b) is a prohibited thing. (2) The director-general may seize other mail of a detainee, or anything in the mail, if the director-general suspects, on reasonable grounds, that the seizure is necessary to stop— (a) any of the following entering or leaving a correctional centre: (i) a prohibited thing; (ii) anything that may pose a risk to security or good order at a correctional centre; (iii) anything that appears is being used, or is intended, for the commission of an offence or disciplinary breach; or (b) threatening or otherwise inappropriate correspondence leaving a correctional centre; or (c) a detainee obtaining or buying goods without the director-general’s approval. Example of inappropriate correspondence—par (b) mail addressed to a person by someone convicted of a sexual offence against the person (3) The director-general may seize a document only if the director-general believes, on reasonable grounds, that the document is not legally privileged.

Seizing property Part 9.5